Usage Score
6
Player Profile
Tanner Heckel
DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Lyndon, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tanner Heckel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.3
Consistency
15.4
Season Value
15.2
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Illinois
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Quick Facts
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Primary stop by seasons
- Illinois
- Best season by value score
- Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Illinois
- Peak game by takeover score
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Tanner Heckel, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Illinois. Tanner Heckel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Illinois paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
6
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 1. Unknown: 1. Duke: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Indiana: 0. USC: 0. Purdue: 0. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 1. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Northwestern: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 0 by 10. Duke: 2 by 38.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 5 by 20.8. USC: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Northwestern: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
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Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 30-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers | W 35-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USC | W 34-32 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western Michigan | W 38-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ DukeSplash game | W 45-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Illinois
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Illinois | 7.5 | 17.3 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 7.5 | 17.3 | 6 | 0 |
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Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Duke
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#2
Washington
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.
#3
Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.9 takeover score.
#4
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.1 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 14.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Illinois
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
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#2
2025 Postseason · Illinois
15.2
7.5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
15.2
7.5 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8506
Lyndon · Lyndon, KS
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
39
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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